Where to Report Broker Scams

So you’ve been scammed by what you thought was a legit broker, but who do you actually report it to? To help victims, we’ve built a global reporting directory.

Written By
James Barra

Fact Checked By
Tobias Robinson

Edited By
William Berg

Updated
May 17, 2026

For every country (sorted alphabetically), we’ve listed a sensible starting point to report a scam broker. This could be the local financial regulator, enforcement body, police force, or if there’s no robust and active local option, then an international body.

Importantly, where to report a scam partly depends on your location and the location of the scammer. Some organised crime groups operating fake brokerages are increasingly based overseas where it’s hard for local regulators to reach them. This does not mean you shouldn’t report them – it means start with a resource like econsumer.gov.

Where To Report Scam Trading Brokers By Country
Country	Reporting Body	Notes
Afghanistan	econsumer.gov	Report cross-border broker fraud if no local regulator is available.
Albania	AFSA	Report unauthorized securities, Forex, and CFD brokers to the supervisory authority.
Algeria	COSOB	Report suspicious trading platforms and unlicensed market intermediaries.
Andorra	AFA	Report fraudulent investment services and unauthorized trading brokers.
Angola	CMC	Report unlicensed capital market operators and predatory trading platforms.
Antigua and Barbuda	FSRC	Report unauthorized international brokers and binary options scams.
Argentina	CNV	Report unauthorized securities offers and illegal online trading brokers.
Armenia	Central Bank of Armenia	Report unauthorized financial services and illegal Forex/CFD brokers.
Australia	ASIC / Moneysmart	Report “Clone Firms” and unauthorized high-leverage Forex brokers.
Austria	FMA	Report unlicensed investment providers and “boiler room” broker calls.
Azerbaijan	Central Bank of Azerbaijan	Report illegal financial services and unauthorized trading intermediaries.
Bahamas	SCB	Report fraudulent crypto-asset brokers and unlicensed CFD platforms.
Bahrain	Central Bank of Bahrain	Report unauthorized investment services and fraudulent trading desks.
Bangladesh	BSEC	Report illegal capital market brokers and unauthorized trading offers.
Barbados	FSC	Report unauthorized securities and unlicensed offshore trading brokers.
Belarus	econsumer.gov	Primary route for international reporting of cross-border broker fraud.
Belgium	FSMA	Report unauthorized online trading platforms and fraudulent crypto brokers.
Belize	FSC Belize	Report firms falsely claiming a Belize broker license for Forex/CFDs.
Benin	AMF-UMOA	Regional reporting for unlicensed securities and investment brokers.
Bhutan	RMA	Report unauthorized financial services and illegal investment platforms.
Bolivia	ASFI	Report illegal brokerage operations and unauthorized financial intermediaries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	SCVFBH	Report unauthorized securities trading and unlicensed brokerage firms.
Botswana	NBFIRA	Report unlicensed non-bank brokers and capital market fraud.
Brazil	CVM	Report illegal Forex brokers and unauthorized digital asset trading.
Brunei	BDCB	Report unlicensed investment providers and unauthorized trading desks.
Bulgaria	FSC	Report unlicensed investment firms and fraudulent Forex/CFD brokers.
Burkina Faso	AMF-UMOA	Regional reporting for unauthorized capital market and broker activity.
Burundi	econsumer.gov	Report international broker scams via the econsumer network.
Cabo Verde	AGMVM	Report unauthorized securities markets and illegal trading brokers.
Cambodia	SERC	Report unlicensed securities brokers and fraudulent trading platforms.
Cameroon	COSUMAF	Regional hub for reporting unauthorized securities and broker fraud.
Canada	CSA / IIROC	The main portal to report unauthorized trading platforms and broker fraud.
Central African Republic	COSUMAF	Report regional securities fraud and unauthorized trading brokers.
Chad	COSUMAF	Regional reporting for illegal market intermediaries and broker scams.
Chile	CMF	Report unauthorized trading platforms and unlicensed investment brokers.
China	CSRC	Report illegal securities activities and unauthorized brokerage services.
Colombia	SFC	Report unlicensed Forex/CFD platforms and fraudulent broker activity.
Comoros	econsumer.gov	International portal for reporting cross-border trading broker scams.
Congo	COSUMAF	Report regional unauthorized market offers and broker fraud.
Costa Rica	SUGEVAL	Report unlicensed securities brokers and unauthorized trading offers.
Côte d’Ivoire	AMF-UMOA	Regional reporting for unauthorized broker and market activity.
Croatia	HANFA	Report unauthorized investment firms and illegal Forex/CFD platforms.
Cuba	econsumer.gov	Report cross-border broker fraud via international channels.
Cyprus	CySEC	Report “Clone Firms” or regulated brokers engaging in price manipulation.
Czech Republic	CNB	Report unlicensed financial market operators and fraudulent brokers.
DRC	COSUMAF	Regional route for reporting unauthorized securities and broker fraud.
Denmark	DFSA	Report unauthorized investment firms and illegal trading platforms.
Djibouti	econsumer.gov	Use econsumer for international broker fraud reporting.
Dominica	FSU	Report unauthorized offshore brokers and fraudulent investment firms.
Dominican Republic	SIMV	Report unlicensed securities offers and unauthorized trading brokers.
Ecuador	Supercias	Report unauthorized securities and investment market fraud.
Egypt	FRA	Report unlicensed non-bank financial services and trading brokers.
El Salvador	SSF	Report unlicensed financial services and unauthorized investment brokers.
Equatorial Guinea	COSUMAF	Regional hub for reporting unauthorized market activity.
Eritrea	econsumer.gov	Report international trading broker scams via econsumer.
Estonia	Finantsinspektsioon	Report unlicensed investment firms and illegal crypto-asset brokers.
Eswatini	FSRA	Report unauthorized non-bank financial services and broker fraud.
Ethiopia	econsumer.gov	Report cross-border broker scams to the international hub.
Fiji	Reserve Bank of Fiji	Report unlicensed capital market operators and trading fraud.
Finland	FIN-FSA	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized trading platforms.
France	AMF	Report illegal trading sites and firms falsely claiming AMF regulation.
Gabon	COSUMAF	Regional hub for reporting unlicensed securities and broker activity.
Gambia	Central Bank	Report unauthorized financial services and illegal trading offers.
Georgia	National Bank	Report unlicensed investment brokers and financial market fraud.
Germany	BaFin	Report “Clone” brokers and unauthorized high-frequency trading platforms.
Ghana	SEC Ghana	Report unlicensed investment advisors and fraudulent trading brokers.
Greece	HCMC	Report unauthorized investment firms and illegal Forex/CFD platforms.
Grenada	GARFIN	Report unlicensed non-bank investment and broker activity.
Guatemala	SIB	Report unauthorized financial services and offshore broker fraud.
Guinea	econsumer.gov	Use econsumer for cross-border trading broker complaints.
Guinea-Bissau	AMF-UMOA	Regional reporting for unauthorized broker activity.
Guyana	GSC	Report unlicensed securities and investment market fraud.
Haiti	econsumer.gov	Report international broker scams via the econsumer portal.
Honduras	CNBS	Report unauthorized financial services and illegal investment brokers.
Hungary	MNB	Report unauthorized investment firms and illegal online brokers.
Iceland	Central Bank	Report unlicensed financial services and unauthorized trading brokers.
India	SEBI	Report unauthorized brokers and illegal stock/commodity trading.
Indonesia	OJK	Report illegal investment platforms and unauthorized Forex brokers.
Iran	SEO	Report unauthorized capital market activities and broker fraud.
Iraq	ISC	Report unlicensed securities brokers and market fraud.
Ireland	Central Bank	Report unauthorized investment firms and “Clone” brokers.
Israel	ISA	Report unauthorized trading platforms and unlicensed investment advice.
Italy	CONSOB	Report unauthorized online trading and illegal Forex/CFD offers.
Jamaica	FSC	Report unlicensed securities and fraudulent trading platforms.
Japan	FSA	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized crypto-asset brokers.
Jordan	JSC	Report unlicensed securities brokers and capital market fraud.
Kazakhstan	ARDFM	Report unauthorized investment services and trading broker fraud.
Kenya	CMA	Report illegal online Forex trading and unlicensed market brokers.
Kiribati	econsumer.gov	Use econsumer for international broker fraud complaints.
Kosovo	Central Bank	Report unauthorized financial services and illegal trading offers.
Kuwait	CMA	Report unlicensed securities brokers and investment fraud.
Kyrgyzstan	FSA	Report unauthorized securities and investment market activity.
Laos	LSCO	Report unlicensed securities activity and trading broker fraud.
Latvia	Latvijas Banka	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized online brokers.
Lebanon	CMA	Report unlicensed securities and investment market fraud.
Lesotho	Central Bank	Report unauthorized financial services and trading broker fraud.
Liberia	Central Bank	Report unlicensed financial services and illegal investment platforms.
Libya	econsumer.gov	Report cross-border trading broker scams via international channels.
Liechtenstein	FMA	Report unlicensed investment providers and unauthorized trading brokers.
Lithuania	Bank of Lithuania	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized crypto-asset brokers.
Luxembourg	CSSF	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized trading platforms.
Madagascar	econsumer.gov	International hub for reporting cross-border broker scams.
Malawi	RBM	Report unlicensed capital market and investment broker activity.
Malaysia	SC Malaysia	Report unlicensed CFD brokers and unauthorized investment schemes.
Maldives	CMDA	Report unlicensed capital market activity and broker fraud.
Mali	AMF-UMOA	Regional reporting for unauthorized broker and market activity.
Malta	MFSA	Report unauthorized investment firms and illegal crypto-asset brokers.
Marshall Islands	Banking Commission	Report unauthorized financial services and offshore broker fraud.
Mauritania	econsumer.gov	Use econsumer for international broker fraud reporting.
Mauritius	FSC	Report unlicensed offshore brokers and fraudulent trading firms.
Mexico	CNBV	Report unlicensed investment providers and unauthorized trading brokers.
Micronesia	econsumer.gov	Report cross-border broker fraud to the international hub.
Moldova	CNPF	Report unlicensed securities and investment market fraud.
Monaco	CCAF	Report unauthorized financial services and fraudulent trading brokers.
Mongolia	FRC	Report unlicensed securities activity and broker fraud.
Montenegro	CMA	Report unlicensed securities and investment market fraud.
Morocco	AMMC	Report unlicensed securities brokers and market fraud.
Mozambique	Banco de Moçambique	Report unauthorized financial services and illegal investment offers.
Myanmar	SECM	Report unlicensed securities brokers and capital market fraud.
Namibia	NAMFISA	Report unlicensed non-bank brokers and trading fraud.
Nauru	econsumer.gov	Report international trading broker scams via econsumer.
Nepal	SEBON	Report unlicensed securities and investment market fraud.
Netherlands	AFM	Report “Boiler Room” brokers and unauthorized CFD platforms.
New Zealand	FMA	Report unlicensed offshore brokers and fraudulent trading signals.
Nicaragua	SIBOIF	Report unlicensed financial services and illegal investment brokers.
Niger	AMF-UMOA	Regional reporting for unauthorized broker activity.
Nigeria	SEC Nigeria	Report illegal capital market operators and unlicensed brokers.
North Korea	econsumer.gov	International reporting for cross-border broker fraud.
North Macedonia	SEC	Report unlicensed securities activity and broker fraud.
Norway	Finanstilsynet	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized trading platforms.
Oman	FSA Oman	Report unlicensed securities brokers and market fraud.
Pakistan	SECP	Report unlicensed investment schemes and fraudulent brokers.
Palau	econsumer.gov	Report international trading broker scams via econsumer.
Palestine	PCMA	Report unlicensed securities and investment market fraud.
Panama	SMV	Report unlicensed securities brokers and fraudulent trading platforms.
Papua New Guinea	SCPNG	Report unlicensed capital market activity and broker fraud.
Paraguay	BCP	Report unlicensed securities activity and investment broker fraud.
Peru	SMV	Report unlicensed securities brokers and fraudulent trading platforms.
Philippines	SEC	Report unlicensed securities offerings and unauthorized brokers.
Poland	KNF	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized online brokers.
Portugal	CMVM	Report unauthorized investment firms and illegal trading platforms.
Qatar	QFMA	Report unlicensed securities activity and trading broker fraud.
Romania	ASF	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized trading brokers.
Russia	Bank of Russia	Report unlicensed investment market activity and broker fraud.
Rwanda	CMA	Report unlicensed capital market activity and broker fraud.
Saint Kitts and Nevis	FSRC	Report unauthorized investment services and offshore broker fraud.
Saint Lucia	FSRA	Report unlicensed financial services and trading broker fraud.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	FSA	Report unauthorized brokers claiming local regulation.
Samoa	Central Bank	Report unlicensed financial services and illegal trading offers.
San Marino	BCSM	Report unlicensed investment services and trading broker fraud.
São Tomé and Príncipe	econsumer.gov	Report cross-border broker fraud to the international hub.
Saudi Arabia	CMA	Report unlicensed securities activity and fraudulent brokers.
Senegal	AMF-UMOA	Regional reporting for unauthorized broker activity.
Serbia	SEC	Report unlicensed securities activity and broker fraud.
Seychelles	FSA	Report unlicensed offshore brokers and fraudulent trading firms.
Sierra Leone	BSL	Report unlicensed financial services and illegal investment offers.
Singapore	MAS	Report unauthorized firms and illegal digital token brokers.
Slovakia	NBS	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized online brokers.
Slovenia	SMA	Report unlicensed securities activity and broker fraud.
Solomon Islands	CBSI	Report unlicensed financial services and trading broker fraud.
Somalia	econsumer.gov	International hub for reporting cross-border broker scams.
South Africa	FSCA	Report unauthorized FSPs and illegal Forex/CFD platforms.
South Korea	FSS	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized crypto brokers.
South Sudan	econsumer.gov	Report international trading broker scams via econsumer.
Spain	CNMV	Report “Clone Firms” and unauthorized trading platforms.
Sri Lanka	SEC Sri Lanka	Report unlicensed securities activity and broker fraud.
Sudan	econsumer.gov	Report international trading broker scams via econsumer.
Suriname	CBVS	Report unlicensed financial services and illegal trading offers.
Sweden	FI	Report unlicensed investment firms and unauthorized online brokers.
Switzerland	FINMA	Report firms falsely claiming Swiss regulation and unlicensed brokers.
Syria	SCFMS	Report unlicensed capital market activity and broker fraud.
Taiwan	FSC	Report unlicensed securities brokers and market fraud.
Tajikistan	NBT	Report unlicensed financial services and trading broker fraud.
Tanzania	CMSA	Report unlicensed capital market activity and broker fraud.
Thailand	SEC Thailand	Report unauthorized brokers and illegal digital asset trading.
Timor-Leste	BCTL	Report unlicensed financial services and illegal trading offers.
Togo	AMF-UMOA	Regional reporting for unauthorized broker activity.
Tonga	NRBT	Report unlicensed financial services and illegal trading offers.
Trinidad and Tobago	TTSEC	Report unlicensed securities activity and broker fraud.
Tunisia	CMF	Report unlicensed securities activity and market fraud.
Türkiye	CMB	Report unlicensed investment firms and illegal Forex/CFD brokers.
Turkmenistan	econsumer.gov	International hub for reporting cross-border broker scams.
Tuvalu	econsumer.gov	Report international trading broker scams via econsumer.
Uganda	CMA	Report unlicensed capital market activity and broker fraud.
Ukraine	NSSMC	Report unlicensed securities activity and broker fraud.
United Arab Emirates	SCA	Report unlicensed securities activity and trading broker fraud.
United Kingdom	FCA	Report unauthorized firms and “Clone” brokers directly.
United States	SEC / CFTC	Report securities fraud to SEC and illegal Forex brokers to CFTC.
Uruguay	BCU	Report unlicensed securities activity and investment broker fraud.
Uzbekistan	NAPP	Report unauthorized capital market and crypto-asset brokers.
Vanuatu	VFSC	Report offshore brokers falsely claiming active local regulation.
Vatican City	econsumer.gov	International hub for reporting cross-border broker scams.
Venezuela	SUNAVAL	Report unlicensed securities activity and broker fraud.
Vietnam	SSC	Report unlicensed securities activity and trading broker fraud.
Yemen	econsumer.gov	Report international trading broker scams via econsumer.
Zambia	SEC Zambia	Report unlicensed capital market activity and broker fraud.
Zimbabwe	SECZ	Report unlicensed capital market activity and broker fraud.

Help Us Help Others – Reporting to BrokerListings.com

If you’ve fallen victim to a scam brokerage, or even spotted a suspicious broker, cloned website, fake licence, or recovery scam, you can also report it to BrokerListings.com by emailing at contact@brokerlistings.com.

We can then issue warnings before scam trading brokers are widely known, potentially helping prevent scammers obtain the funds and personal details of other victims.

In any report, please include as much detail as possible, such as the website URL, contact method, screenshots, supposed licence number, payment details, dates, and any promises made.

We review each repors carefully, but we may not publish a warning unless we can verify the concerns.